North Carolina Wins
2001 Hancock Cup Title

2001 Clayton Cup Team Champions from the S.C. State Tour

2001 Hancock Cup Team Champions from the NC State Tour
(from left to right, Chuck Nance, Jimmy Comer, Brian Hutchins, Bear Landin, Russell Sigmon, Jr., Keith Waters)
(Photo courtesy of Walter Kolb)

28 October 2001 - Spartanburg, SC - Trailing on after the opening better-ball matches, the North Carolina Hancock Cup Team moved into the lead by winning two matches and tying for the win in the third match in the alternate shot round on Saturday. The South Carolina Hancock Cup Team cut into their lead in the doubles matches to close play on Saturday but the North Carolina team quickly opened up their lead over the South Carolina team to 16 points after the first round of the singles matches on Sunday. The South Carolina team pulled away from the Virginia team in the second and third rounds of the singles matches to finish in second place.

The Virginia Hancock Cup team, defending Hancock Cup champions from 2000, scored the most points in Sunday's singles matches but could only move up from fourth place entering play on Sunday to finish in third position. The Great Lakes Hancock Cup Team making their second appearance in the Hancock Cup finished in fourth place.

2001 Hancock Cup Final Standings

Better Alternate Singles Matches Total

Team

Ball Shot Doubles 1 2 3 Points
1 North Carolina 9 17 10 12.5 10 7 66.5
2 South Carolina 12 4 12 4.5 11.5 12 56
3 Virginia 6 7 8 11 11 9.5 52.5
4 Great Lakes 9 8 6 8 3.5 7.5 42

Two-Player Better Ball
(Hancock Cup - 27 October 2001)

    Round 1 Round 2 36 Hole  
   

Front Nine

Back Nine

Total

Front Nine

Back Nine

Total

Total

Points

SC1

SMITH - HUDSON

13

13

26

10

13

23

49

4

NC1

HUTCHINS - WATERS

11

11

22

12

13

25

47

6

VA1

SMITH - PROFFITT

13

10

23

14

13

27

50

2

GL1

McCOY- AMICK

12

14

26

12

14

26

52

0

                      

SC2

HUTCHINSON - COFFEY

12

12

24

11

11

22

46

6

NC2

COMER - LANDIN

12

14

26

14

11

25

51

3

VA2

LOWERY - JONES

14

13

27

11

14

25

52

0

GL2

BROWN - COMBS

14

13

27

13

11

24

51

3

 

     

               

SC3

HELTON - TRENT

13

14

27

15

11

26

53

2

NC3

SIGMON - NANCE

14

13

27

14

15

29

56

0

VA3

SHUMAKER - SAUNDERS

11

14

25

12

14

26

51

4

GL3

VENTURA - COPELAND

10

10

20

12

12

24

44

6

2001 Hancock Cup Standings after Better-Ball Competition

 

Team

Points
1 South Carolina 12
2 North Carolina 9
  Great Lakes 9
4 Virginia 6

 

Two-Player Alternate Shot (Hancock Cup - 27 October 2001)

    Round 1 Round 2 36 Hole  
   

Front Nine

Back Nine

Total

Front Nine

Back Nine

Total

Total

Points

NC1

SIGMON - WATERS

15

14

29

15

15

30

59

6

VA1

SHUMAKER - LOWERY

15

16

31

16

17

33

64

4

GL1

McCOY - AMICK

16

17

33

15

17

32

65

2

SC1

SMITH - HUDSON

16

20

36

15

15

30

66

0

                      

NC2

LANDIN - NANCE

16

15

31

16

16

32

63

5

VA2

SMITH - PROFFITT

16

18

34

17

14

31

65

2

GL2

BROWN - COMBS

12

16

28

16

19

35

63

5

SC2

HUTCHINSON - COFFEY

16

16

32

18

16

34

66

0

                      

NC3

COMER - HUTCHINS

16

14

30

14

14

28

58

6

VA3

SAUNDERS - JONES

17

14

31

18

17

35

66

1

GL3

VENTURA - COPELAND

17

16

33

15

18

33

66

1

SC3

HELTON - TRENT

16

18

34

17

14

31

65

4

2001 Hancock Cup Standings after Alternate Shot Competition

 

Team

Points
1 North Carolina 26
2 Great Lakes 17
3 South Carolina 16
4 Virginia 13

 

Two-Player Team Total (Hancock Cup - 27 October 2001)

    Round 1 Round 2 36 Hole  
   

Front Nine

Back Nine

Total

Team Total

Front Nine

Back Nine

Total

Team Total

Total

Points

VA1

SAUNDERS

14

16

30

 

13

16

29

     
 

JONES

17

16

33

63

18

15

33

62

125

2

GL1

AMICK

14

16

30

 

14

16

30

     
 

McCOY

21

16

37

67

15

21

36

66

133

0

SC1

COFFEY

15

17

32

 

14

15

29

     
 

SMITH

13

13

26

58

15

17

32

61

119

4

NC1

WATERS

14

13

27

 

14

14

28

     
 

HUTCHINS

12

14

26

53

15

14

29

57

110

6

                           

VA2

PROFFITT

19

16

35

 

20

15

35

     
 

SHUMAKER

15

16

31

66

14

14

28

63

129

0

GL2

BROWN

13

14

27

 

12

14

26

     
 

COMBS

19

19

38

65

16

15

31

57

122

6

SC2

TRENT

16

14

30

 

17

17

34

     
 

HUDSON

13

15

28

58

13

18

31

65

123

4

NC2

SIGMON

18

14

32

 

15

17

32

     
 

LANDIN

17

15

32

64

15

16

31

63

127

2

                             

VA3

SMITH

20

13

33

 

15

13

28

     
 

LOWERY

15

16

31

64

11

14

25

53

117

6

GL3

COPELAND

17

17

34

 

13

15

28

     
 

VENTURA

20

16

36

70

15

13

28

56

126

0

SC3

HELTON

13

15

28

 

17

16

33

     
 

HUTCHINSON

16

15

31

59

15

15

30

63

122

4

NC3

NANCE

16

15

31

 

15

15

30

     
 

COMER

15

15

30

61

19

13

32

62

123

2

2001 Hancock Cup Standings after First Day of Competition

 

Team

Points
1 North Carolina 36
2 South Carolina 28
3 Great Lakes 23
4 Virginia 21

 

Individual Matches - Round One (Hancock Cup - 28 October 2001)

F9

B9

18 Hole

Points

GL1

SCOTT COPELAND

13

15

28

3

SC1

TOMMY HUTCHINSON

14

15

29

1.5

NC1

KEITH WATERS

16

13

29

1.5

VA1

TYLER PROFFITT

14

18

32

0

GL2

ANTHONY AMICK

12

18

30

2

SC2

J. L. COFFEY

17

17

34

0

NC2

CHUCK NANCE

17

16

33

1

VA2

WAYNE SAUNDERS

16

13

29

3

GL3

ANDY McCOY

14

19

33

0.5

SC3

TODD TRENT

17

16

33

0.5

NC3

BEAR LANDIN

16

13

29

2.5

VA3

PAUL LOWERY

16

13

29

2.5

GL4

JEFF BROWN

14

14

28

2.5

SC4

ADAM SMITH

15

14

29

0.5

NC4

RUSSELL SIGMON

15

13

28

2.5

VA4

AMY SMITH

16

13

29

0.5

GL5

BILL COMBS

19

16

35

0

SC5

STEVE HELTON

18

16

34

1

NC5

JIMMY COMER

12

18

30

2

VA5

MALCOLM SHUMAKER

15

13

28

3

GL6

ROBIN VENTURA

16

16

32

0

SC6

CHRIS HUDSON

16

15

31

1

NC6

BRIAN HUTCHINS

13

15

28

3

VA6

STEVEN JONES

15

15

30

2

2001 Hancock Cup Standings after the First Round of Individual

 

Team

Points
1 North Carolina 48.5
2 South Carolina 32.5
3 Virginia 32
4 Great Lakes 31

Individual Matches - Round Two (Hancock Cup - 28 October 2001)

F9

B9

18 Hole

Points

GL1

SCOTT COPELAND

15

16

31

0

SC1

TOMMY HUTCHINSON

15

14

29

1.5

NC1

KEITH WATERS

13

15

28

3

VA1

TYLER PROFFITT

12

17

29

1.5

GL2

ANTHONY AMICK

17

14

31

0

SC2

J. L.. COFFEY

12

17

29

1.5

NC2

CHUCK NANCE

14

15

29

1.5

VA2

WAYNE SAUNDERS

14

13

27

3

GL3

ANDY McCOY

16

18

34

0

SC3

TODD TRENT

14

16

30

2.5

NC3

BEAR LANDIN

15

15

30

2.5

VA3

PAUL LOWERY

18

15

33

1

GL4

JEFF BROWN

16

14

30

2

SC4

ADAM SMITH

14

17

31

1

NC4

RUSSELL SIGMON

15

17

32

0

VA4

AMY SMITH

17

11

28

3

GL5

BILL COMBS

13

19

32

0

SC5

STEVE HELTON

15

15

30

2

NC5

JIMMY COMER

15

14

29

3

VA5

MALCOLM SHUMAKER

16

15

31

1

GL6

ROBIN VENTURA

15

15

30

1.5

SC6

CHRIS HUDSON

16

13

29

3

NC6

BRIAN HUTCHINS

14

17

31

0

VA6

STEVEN JONES

15

15

30

1.5

2001 Hancock Cup Standings after the Second Round of Individual

 

Team

Points
1 North Carolina 58.5
2 South Carolina 44
3 Virginia 43
4 Great Lakes 32.5

Individual Matches - Round Three (Hancock Cup - 28 October 2001)

F9

B9

18 Hole

Points

GL1

SCOTT COPELAND

14

16

30

1

SC1

TOMMY HUTCHINSON

11

13

24

3

NC1

KEITH WATERS

18

16

34

0

VA1

TYLER PROFFITT

14

15

29

2

GL2

ANTHONY AMICK

14

15

29

1.5

SC2

J. L.. COFFEY

12

15

27

3

NC2

CHUCK NANCE

16

16

32

0

VA2

WAYNE SAUNDERS

15

14

29

1.5

GL3

ANDY McCOY

17

15

32

0

SC3

TODD TRENT

13

11

24

3

NC3

BEAR LANDIN

14

12

26

1

VA3

PAUL LOWERY

11

14

25

2

GL4

JEFF BROWN

14

16

30

2

SC4

ADAM SMITH

17

16

33

0

NC4

RUSSELL SIGMON

15

14

29

3

VA4

AMY SMITH

16

15

31

1

GL5

BILL COMBS

15

16

31

1

SC5

STEVE HELTON

12

14

26

3

NC5

JIMMY COMER

12

17

29

2

VA5

MALCOLM SHUMAKER

14

18

32

0

GL6

ROBIN VENTURA

13

13

26

2

SC6

CHRIS HUDSON

15

16

31

0

NC6

BRIAN HUTCHINS

13

14

27

1

VA6

STEVEN JONES

15

10

25

3

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